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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Stratford Campus
Full Time
Mar 2027
3 Year
Adult nursing is a rewarding and challenging career, enabling you to make a real difference to people's lives. You will work with adults of all ages, who may have one or more long or short-term physical/mental health conditions. These could include:heart disease, arthritis,dementia,diabetes,cancer As a student studying adult nursing, you will achieve a BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) and become registered as an adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Applicants are required to complete an enhanced occupational health assessment to ensure that they are occupationally fit to work in the health and social care setting. You'll learn how to observe patients and assess their physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. You'll develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to plan and deliver the most appropriate care for them (underpinned by current research findings) and evaluate the results, in both hospital and out-of-hospital settings. You'll be based in the School of Health, Sport, and Bioscience in Stratford, but this course integrates theory alongside practice, so you'll be on placements in many clinical settings. We have strong links with local NHS trusts and private-sector providers, which means you'll have a range of work placement opportunities. A career in nursing offers opportunities for a career in a broad range of fields across the NHS and private sectors in hospital, community and social care. For example: Acute hospital trusts, General practice, Community hospitals, Nursing homes and care homes, Private hospitals and the independent sector, Key industry partners
This module introduces you to the normal anatomy and physiology of the main body systems. The module will also explore common conditions that may be encountered in the practice environment. It is envisaged you will develop the ability and apply human biological concepts that underpin safe, effective, evidence-based nursing practice.
This module will take a lifespan approach to explore effective methods of communication. The module aims to support you to communicate effectively across a wide range of individuals, the public and health and social care professionals. Central to this module will be a focus on the importance of good communication to enhance health and social care delivery and develop interpersonal skills that promote clarity, compassion, empathy, trust and respect. Equally the module will support the use of communication skills to form meaningful relationships with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team.
This module introduces you to the professional values that act in the best interests of people whilst collaboratively working in health and social care delivery. This will enable you to explore person centred care over the lifespan that promotes safe and compassionate practice, develop appropriate communication, personal and partnership working skills required to meet the needs of clients/ carers/ service users. You will have the opportunity to explore their experiences and knowledge and apply this to evidence-based practice.
This module is designed to run across the academic year alongside 'Communication and Professional Values and Mental wealth.' Your learning within this module centres on the placement requirements and simulation. Covering the NMC 7 platforms across all fields of nursing (Adult, Child, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities) and the nursing procedures in Annexe A and B.
The aim of this module is to introduce you to the concepts of empowerment and healthpromotion in nursing practice. You will explore a range of care settings that includeschronic illness and health challenges throughout the lifespan which is related to workingacross professional roles, agencies and organisations. You will have the opportunity tolearn about factors, inequalities and behaviour that affect the individual?s healthoutcomes and have a good understanding of health preventative and screeningmeasures.
This module will run concurrently with the module Managing acute and long-term conditions (NS5102). This module aims to increase your clinical decision-making when applying knowledge of commonly encountered mental, physical, behavioural and cognitive health conditions. You will use a range of assessment tools and frameworks to increase your clinical reasoning and judgment when administering care.
This module enables you to consider how research is generated from practice and the application to healthcare provision. You will explore the steps in conducting research and audits. The main research methods in health and social care will be explained and the associated ethical aspects will be examined. Methods of analysing and presenting different types of research data will be introduced and critical appraisal tools will be reviewed. This module equips you with the core skills and understanding to appraise research and its application in supporting the improvements and quality of effective patient care.
This module spans the academic year and supports the module ?Nursing practice 2 ?(NS5191). This module helps you to increase and apply knowledge of all commonly encountered mental, physical, behavioural and cognitive health conditions. Included is medication usages and treatments when undertaking assessments of nursing care needs across the lifespan. This module will enable you to develop, prioritise and review person centred care plans.
This module is designed to run across the academic year alongside NS5015 ?Clinical decision making in providing and evaluating care? This module covers the placement requirement for the Level 5 Nursing curriculum which allows you gain proficiency with the NMC?s seven platforms across all fields of nursing (Adult, Child, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities). This also supports Nursing Procedures Annexe B what about communication and relationship skills ? Annexe A
This module aims to enable you to be competent in providing safe and effective drug administration whilst adhering to local and national policies. You will explore and discuss the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics alongside the pharmacology of drugs commonly used in clinical practice. This module will direct your focus to the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in relation to safe administration of medication and the impact on patients with multiple health conditions.
This module acknowledges that advanced nursing skills is at the forefront of enhancing the profile and range of professional practice. As such this module will develop your ability to employ clinical reasoning to respond and manage unfamiliar and complex scenarios in adult nursing.
This module enables you to understand the value and importance of civic engagement, within the context of health and wellbeing in the local community. This will entail you engaging with the local community in either a health, social or not for profit organisation.
This module aims to ensure you can meet the practice requirements for completion of the programme and registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This will be achieved by experience in practice placements in acute and community.
This module aims to develop the key components of the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of registered nurses. This module will build upon and consolidate existing core knowledge and skills that every newly registered nurse can demonstrate. Exhibit leadership potential by demonstrating an ability to guide, support and motivate individuals and interact confidently with other members of the care team
This module will enable you to develop and enhance their ability to evaluate and advance professional nursing practice, in the field of adult nursing, in a variety of settings. You will have the opportunity to identify and formulate ideas as to how service improvements can be made, through innovative practice and how nurses can make a difference.
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